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Building Complete Streets: The Developer’s Perspective

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Building Complete Streets: The developer’s perspective

October 1, 2019

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Calvin GladneyPresident and CEO!

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We envision a country where no matter where you live, or who you

are, you can enjoy living in a place that is healthy, prosperous,

and resilient.

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Michael LanderFounder and President!

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Avenida Diagonal

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TOP ISSUES PREVENTING COMPLETE STREETS

1.  Development projects executed in silos 2.  Cars demand all resources, focus, and staff 3.  Culture expects car dominance 4.  Lack of additional mobility options 5.  Allowing space for Right of Way

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Need to change how culture views transportation needs.

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Car domination

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Right of way

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The transportation connection

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Andrew PengAcquisitions Analyst!

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v  An urban regeneration company that has been in business for 20 years

v  Ranked by Washington DC Economic Partnership as one of top 5 most active DC developers since 2012

v $1 Billion of completed projects

v  Developed over 1,700 multifamily homes

v  2.7 MM SF of office, commercial, and special purpose buildings

v  $1 Billon of active projects

v  Office, multifamily, condominium, retail, library, short-term family housing, and schools

Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners

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Well-executed Complete Streets means thinking of transportation and land use as two sides of the same coin

Complete Streets are about more than roads

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Even without right-of-way control, developers affect the streetscape through

v  Access management and curb cuts

v  placement and amount of parking,

v  Green infrastructure and street trees

v  Articulating the ground level (whether through retail frontage, outdoor seating, etc.)

v  Other

Role of the developer But they must remain responsive to:

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If there aren't already shifting market forces, there needs to be investment or the promise of investment from the public sector, such as:

v  Transit

v  Infrastructure

v  Capital improvements

Public investments provide certainty

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Avoid provisions that have the potential to cause problems from a market perspective, such as:

v  Promoting or requiring higher density than is supported by the market

v  Requiring a certain percentage of retail on the ground floor of building frontage

v  Imposing housing requirements that are inconsistent with local buyer preferences

Land use regulation – market pitfalls

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v  Strong initiatives may lead to great plans, programs, and policies, but without inter-agency and cross-sector support, they can be undermined or work against each other

v  E.g. much of the decisionmaking that impacts how a streetscape looks falls well outside the scope of a Complete Streets Policy

v  A framework approach can help ensure that new initiatives:

v  Are consistent with other development control documents

v  Work from a process and implementation standpoint

v  Provide for the desired form of development

Regulatory silos

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In conjunction with its 2014 Complete Street policy, the City provided incentives for the economic redevelopment of the downtown area.

v  Combine an environmentally-friendly street redesign with an economic development incentives program

Programmatic linkages Bonita Springs, FL

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v  Alexandria’s development review process allows all City departments to provide feedback within the early stages of predevelopment

v  Developer submits a Concept Plan detailing the site plan, program, building footprint, parking, traffic, stormwater management, and architectural design

v  City staff schedules the concept plan for interdepartmental review of all agencies

v  The developer also schedules meetings with nearby civic associations and groups

Interagency plan review Alexandria, VA

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McMillan Sand Filtration Site

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McMillan – Site Plan

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McMillan – Design Review

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McMillan – Streetscape

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